Gujarat
SA Desai
- Lower-order batter
First-class record
Batting
| Mat | Inns | Runs | Avg | SR | 100/50 | HS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class matches | 28 | 32 | 161 | 9.47 | 23.4 | 0/0 | 30 |
| Last 10 | 10 | 14 | 112 | 11.20 | 25.2 | 0/0 | 30 |
Bowling
| Mat | Balls | Wkts | Avg | Econ | Best | 5w | 10w | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class matches | 28 | 6,507 | 132 | 24.59 | 2.99 | 8/66 | 12 | 1 |
| Last 10 | 10 | 2,527 | 58 | 20.76 | 2.86 | 8/66 | 6 | 1 |
Batting style
Lower-order batter
| Figure | Player | Par | Against par |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 13.5 | 29.0 | |
| Average v spin | 13.3 | 28.7 | |
| Strike rate v spin | 24 | 49 | |
| Balls per dismissal | 49 | 58 | |
| Dot % | 84.1 | 72.6 |
492 balls in first-class matches · Feb 2022 – Oct 2026
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Dominant bowler
| Figure | Player | Par | Against par |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 21.7 | 30.9 | |
| Balls per wicket | 45.8 | 58.9 | |
| Economy | 2.85 | 3.14 | |
| Average with the new ball | 15.4 | 26.9 | |
| Average v right-handers | 27.2 | 31.3 | |
| Average v left-handers | 17.6 | 32.0 | |
| Dot % | 77.1 | 72.4 |
2,794 balls bowled in first-class matches · Feb 2022 – Oct 2026
Compare with other playersMen's First-class
- Runs a match
- +4.1
- above an average player
Men's First-class bowling, runs a match
AveragePeak +8.0
November 2025Now +4.120182020202220242026
| Last 2 years | Mat | Runs | Avg | SR | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 23.0 | 23 | 24.1 | 2.48 |
Not in our first-class batting rankings.
Team
- GujaratRanji TrophyLast played Oct 2026
First-class streaks
| Last 10 | Career | Now | Best | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took a wicket | 9/10 | 89% | 0 | 14 | 65144625970 |
- SA Desai has taken a wicket in 9 of the last 10 first-class matches bowled in.
Last 10 first-class matches
| Date | Team | Opponent | Ground | Bat | Bowl | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2026 | Gujarat | Delhi | Airforce Complex Ground, Palam II | 6 (46) | 0/127 (26.0) | Drawn |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Gujarat | Odisha | Narendra Modi Stadium Ground 'B', Motera | 1* (3) | 7/90 (41.1) | Gujarat won by 10 wickets |
| 25 Oct 2025 | Gujarat | Bengal | Eden Gardens | 19 & 0 | 9/130 (41.4) | Bengal won by 141 runs |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Gujarat | Assam | Narendra Modi Stadium Ground 'A', Motera | 3 (13) | 5/113 (61.0) | Drawn |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Gujarat | Kerala | Narendra Modi Stadium Ground 'A', Motera | 30 (164) | 2/94 (54.0) | Drawn |
| 17 Jan 2023 | Gujarat | Vidarbha | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium | 15 & 18 | 6/77 (28.5) | Vidarbha won by 18 runs |
| 10 Jan 2023 | Gujarat | Madhya Pradesh | Holkar Stadium | 3* & 2 | 4/167 (47.3) | Madhya Pradesh won by 260 runs |
| 20 Dec 2022 | Gujarat | Jammu & Kashmir | Narendra Modi Stadium | 2 (16) | 14/104 (30.5) | Gujarat won by 9 wickets |
| 3 Mar 2022 | Gujarat | Meghalaya | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium | 6* (19) | 5/79 (35.1) | Gujarat won by an innings and 139 runs |
| 24 Feb 2022 | Gujarat | Kerala | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium | 0* & 7 | 6/223 (55.0) | Kerala won by 8 wickets |